U.S. war dead

Troops that the U.S. Defense Department identified in the past week as having died in foreign countries:

AFGHANISTAN

• Army Spc. Jason K. Edens, 22, Franklin, Tenn.

• Army Staff Sgt. Brandon F. Eggleston, 29, Candler, N.C.

• Marine Staff Sgt. Joseph H. Fankhauser, 30, Mason, Texas

• Army Spc. Moises J. Gonzalez, 29, Huntington, Calif.

• Army Chief Warrant Officer Nicholas S. Johnson, 27, San Diego

• Army Sgt. Dick A. Lee Jr., 31, Orange Park, Fla.

• Army Pfc. Michael J. Metcalf, 22, Boynton Beach, Fla.

• Navy Lt. Christopher E. Mosko, 28, Pittsford, N.Y.

• Army Spc. Benjamin H. Neal, 21, Orfordville, Wis.

• Army Sgt. Dean R. Shaffer, 23, Pekin, Ill.

• Army Spc. Manuel J. Vasquez, 22, West Sacramento, Calif.

• Army Chief Warrant Officer Don C. Viray, 25, Waipahu, Hawaii

• Army 1st Lt. Jonathan P. Walsh, 28, Cobb, Ga.

• Army Sgt. Chris J. Workman, 33, Boise, Idaho

Includes combat and noncombat military deaths:

• In Afghanistan, 1,873 have died since military operations began Oct. 7, 2001.

Note: The toll includes deaths in Afghanistan, Pakistan or other countries during Operation Enduring Freedom. The toll also includes those who died from their wounds after returning to the United States or Germany.